VoIP in the Air Traffic Control Industry

It might surprise you to know that VoIP plays a major role in air traffic control (ATC) around the world. The emphasis for VoIP in the ATC segment of the airline industry is around infrastructure, cost savings, and interoperability. There seems to be less emphasis on the calling experience and features that you’d typically expect to read about when learning about VoIP in another industry.

ATC Communications Infrastructure

Major airports are moving their communications to IP-based networks. Just like the other corporate sectors, airports want to lower their communications costs. Many airports today still rely on aging analog communications circuits with plain old telephone system to enable mission-critical communications among airport traffic control towers. A whole VoIP industry niche is forming around the ATC and airline industry—without participation from the  unified communications (UC) providers that dominate other industries.

VoIP Technology in the Friendly Skies

The technology and cost benefits VoIP brings to businesses are well documented. Unfortunately, VoIP in the ATC industry rarely gets attention outside of aviation industry journals because VoIP in ATC is a truly specialized niche. VoIP has become a critical communications and, more importantly, infrastructure element behind air travel today, with all the economic and personal benefits it brings to people across the world.

Source: https://it.toolbox.com/

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